Throwing a cocktail party at home has its obvious reward ( no commute , you control the air ) , but it also come with its percentage of drawbacks ( actually having to do work ) . Recreating the experience of an upscale cocktail bar , complete with the appropriate tools , can be expensive , and learn how to use them is time consuming .
But no matter your bartending inspiration , there are several ways to work around equipment you have n’t bought yet ( and do n’t plan on purchasing ) . Here ’s a list of ways to use common kitchen staples as if they were barware .
1.Use a shot methamphetamine as a jigger . recipe for many classic cocktails vary from streak to bar , sosmall changes in your measurement will credibly go unnoticed . Further , many cocktail rely on ratio rather than exact amounts .
If your recipe call for one ounce lemon tree juice , one ounce simple syrup , and two ounces of noose , use one shot field glass of lemon succus , one shot glass of simple sirup , and two shot field glass of gin . Pour over ice and touch .
2.Even if your last roommate steal your citrus juicer , you wo n’t have to interest about being out of juice . Cut a lemon ( or lime , if you ’re making gimlets ) in half andstick a fork into the centre of it . Holding the half - lemon over a trough , twinge while working the fork up and down . You ’ll produce a surprising amount of juice while exert small more effort than if you were to expend a toper .
3.Cocktail shakers have been around in some form or mode since before bars were invented . But if you have n’t buy one yet , do n’t vex : shake drink the former fashioned wayby repeatedly pouring them between two cup . Put all the ingredient in one loving cup , add ice to a 2d cupful , and then pour the liquid from one cup to the other over a sink .
4.Hawthorne strainerscan make any family bar apparatus look super official , but there are other ways to make certain your drink does n’t get too adulterate . After it ’s been shaken , apply a standard baking whiskto cover the mouth of your mixing cupful while you pullulate your drink into another cupful .
5.Muddlers are wonderful , but you do n’t need one to become the designated Mojito - maker . You canuse the end of a veg peelerto puddle your ingredients , leaving your Guest none the wiser . ( Mind that peeling blade , obviously . )
